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  • How I work through my triggers

    This week we have a solo episode where Ruth talks about her triggers and how she's been able to work through them.

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    Featuring April Adams Emotional Health Coach

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    This episode was written and produced by Ruth Solorzano
    Original Music by Hugo Fowler

    If you are in need of assistance, please contact one of the helplines below or speak to a mental health professional.

    Disaster Distress Helpline: 800-985-5990

    Gift from Within:207-236-8858

    Guide to Recognizing Elder Abuse (877-664-6140)

    National Center for Victims of Crime: 800-FYI-CALL (800-394-2255)

    National Child Abuse Hotline: 800-422-4453

    National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-SAFE (800-799-7233) and 800-787-3224 (TDD)

    National Runaway Switchboard: 800-786-2929

    National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-4673

    National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-TALK (8255); 888-628-9454 (Spanish); 800-799-4889 (TTY)

    National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline: 866-331-9474, 866-331-8453 (TTY)

    The Trevor Project: 866-488-7386

    If you'd like to share your story or are a mental health professional who would like to be on our show, email us at [email protected]

    19 min
  • CPTSD | Featuring April Adams, Emotional Health Coach

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    Featuring April Adams Emotional Health Coach

    April's Website
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    This episode was written and produced by Ruth Solorzano
    Original Music by Hugo Fowler

    If you are in need of assistance, please contact one of the helplines below or speak to a mental health professional.

    Disaster Distress Helpline: 800-985-5990

    Gift from Within:207-236-8858

    Guide to Recognizing Elder Abuse (877-664-6140)

    National Center for Victims of Crime: 800-FYI-CALL (800-394-2255)

    National Child Abuse Hotline: 800-422-4453

    National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-SAFE (800-799-7233) and 800-787-3224 (TDD)

    National Runaway Switchboard: 800-786-2929

    National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-4673

    National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-TALK (8255); 888-628-9454 (Spanish); 800-799-4889 (TTY)

    National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline: 866-331-9474, 866-331-8453 (TTY)

    The Trevor Project: 866-488-7386

    If you'd like to share your story or are a mental health professional who would like to be on our show, email us at [email protected]


    34 min
  • Survivor Episode | Featuring Aimee McGuire, Actor/Writer, Breast Cancer Survivor

    Featuring Aimee McGuire, Actor/Writer, Breast Cancer Survivor

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    This episode was written and produced by Ruth Solorzano
    Original Music by Hugo Fowler

    If you are in need of assistance, please contact one of the helplines below or speak to a mental health professional.

    Disaster Distress Helpline: 800-985-5990

    Gift from Within:207-236-8858

    Guide to Recognizing Elder Abuse (877-664-6140)

    National Center for Victims of Crime: 800-FYI-CALL (800-394-2255)

    National Child Abuse Hotline: 800-422-4453

    National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-SAFE (800-799-7233) and 800-787-3224 (TDD)

    National Runaway Switchboard: 800-786-2929

    National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-4673

    National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-TALK (8255); 888-628-9454 (Spanish); 800-799-4889 (TTY)

    National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline: 866-331-9474, 866-331-8453 (TTY)

    The Trevor Project: 866-488-7386

    If you'd like to share your story or are a mental health professional who would like to be on our show, email us at [email protected]

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    36 min
  • Setting & Keeping Boundaries | Featuring LaToya Smith LPC-S

    This episode includes explicit content dealing with abuse. Here at post-ugly we live in the post instead of the ugly.

    Featuring LaToya Smith,  LPC-S Owner/Therapist LCS Counseling and Consulting Agency
     
    Instagram: @lcs_counseling 
    Facebook: @lcscac

    This episode was written and produced by Ruth Solorzano
    Original Music by Hugo Fowler

    If you are in need of assistance, please contact one of the helplines below or speak to a mental health professional.

    Disaster Distress Helpline: 800-985-5990

    Gift from Within:207-236-8858

    Guide to Recognizing Elder Abuse (877-664-6140)

    National Center for Victims of Crime: 800-FYI-CALL (800-394-2255)

    National Child Abuse Hotline: 800-422-4453

    National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-SAFE (800-799-7233) and 800-787-3224 (TDD)

    National Runaway Switchboard: 800-786-2929

    National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-4673

    National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-TALK (8255); 888-628-9454 (Spanish); 800-799-4889 (TTY)

    National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline: 866-331-9474, 866-331-8453 (TTY)

    The Trevor Project: 866-488-7386

    If you'd like to share your story or are a mental health professional who would like to be on our show, email us at [email protected]

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    28 min
  • Survivor Episode | Featuring Oceana a survivor of the IBLP Christian Fundamentalist Cult

    This episode includes explicit content dealing with abuse, self harm and eating disorders. Here at post-ugly we focus on the post instead of the ugly.

    Oceana's youtube

    This episode was written and produced by Ruth Solorzano
    Original Music by Hugo Fowler

    If you are in need of assistance, please contact one of the helplines below or speak to a mental health professional.

    Disaster Distress Helpline: 800-985-5990

    Gift from Within:207-236-8858

    Guide to Recognizing Elder Abuse (877-664-6140)

    National Center for Victims of Crime: 800-FYI-CALL (800-394-2255)

    National Child Abuse Hotline: 800-422-4453

    National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-SAFE (800-799-7233) and 800-787-3224 (TDD)

    National Runaway Switchboard: 800-786-2929

    National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-4673

    National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-TALK (8255); 888-628-9454 (Spanish); 800-799-4889 (TTY)

    National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline: 866-331-9474, 866-331-8453 (TTY)

    The Trevor Project: 866-488-7386

    If you'd like to share your story or are a mental health professional who would like to be on our show, email us at [email protected]

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    32 min
  • Yoga Therapy + Holotropic Breathwork | Featuring Allie Vespa (LMHC), C-IAYT Yoga Therapist, Vinyasa Yoga Teacher & Holotropic Breathwork Facilitator

    Featuring Allie Vespa (LMHC), C-IAYT Yoga Therapist, Vinyasa Yoga Teacher & Holotropic Breathwork Facilitator

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    This episode was written and produced by Ruth Solorzano
    Original Music by Hugo Fowler

    If you are in need of assistance, please contact one of the helplines below or speak to a mental health professional.

    Disaster Distress Helpline: 800-985-5990

    Gift from Within:207-236-8858

    Guide to Recognizing Elder Abuse (877-664-6140)

    National Center for Victims of Crime: 800-FYI-CALL (800-394-2255)

    National Child Abuse Hotline: 800-422-4453

    National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-SAFE (800-799-7233) and 800-787-3224 (TDD)

    National Runaway Switchboard: 800-786-2929

    National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-4673

    National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-TALK (8255); 888-628-9454 (Spanish); 800-799-4889 (TTY)

    National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline: 866-331-9474, 866-331-8453 (TTY)

    The Trevor Project: 866-488-7386

    If you'd like to share your story or are a mental health professional who would like to be on our show, email us at [email protected]

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    32 min
  • Stalking | Featuring Dr. Christie Jenkins PhD, LPCC-S, (Ohio) LPC (Michigan), NCC Core Faculty, MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

    This episode includes explicit content dealing with stalking. Here at post-ugly we focus on the post instead of the ugly.

    Featuring Dr. Christie Jenkins, PhD, CEO of the Family and Child Abuse Prevention Center and Core Faculty at the School of Counseling at Walden University
     
    This episode was written and produced by Ruth Solorzano
    Original Music by Hugo Fowler

    If you are in need of assistance, please contact one of the helplines below or speak to a mental health professional.

    Disaster Distress Helpline: 800-985-5990

    Gift from Within:207-236-8858

    Guide to Recognizing Elder Abuse (877-664-6140)

    National Center for Victims of Crime: 800-FYI-CALL (800-394-2255)

    National Child Abuse Hotline: 800-422-4453

    National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-SAFE (800-799-7233) and 800-787-3224 (TDD)

    National Runaway Switchboard: 800-786-2929

    National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-4673

    National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-TALK (8255); 888-628-9454 (Spanish); 800-799-4889 (TTY)

    National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline: 866-331-9474, 866-331-8453 (TTY)

    The Trevor Project: 866-488-7386

    If you'd like to share your story or are a mental health professional who would like to be on our show, email us at [email protected]

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    18 min
  • Survivor Episode | Featuring Ruth Solorzano's interview on NPR's Here & Now Anytime

    This episode includes explicit content dealing with abuse, abortion and suicide. Here at post-ugly we focus on the post instead of the ugly.

    Original Interview on NPR's Here and Now

    SF Chronicle Article

    This episode (excluding NPR portion) was written and produced by Ruth Solorzano
    Original Music by Hugo Fowler

    If you are in need of assistance, please contact one of the helplines below or speak to a mental health professional.

    Disaster Distress Helpline: 800-985-5990

    Gift from Within:207-236-8858

    Guide to Recognizing Elder Abuse (877-664-6140)

    National Center for Victims of Crime: 800-FYI-CALL (800-394-2255)

    National Child Abuse Hotline: 800-422-4453

    National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-SAFE (800-799-7233) and 800-787-3224 (TDD)

    National Runaway Switchboard: 800-786-2929

    National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-4673

    National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-TALK (8255); 888-628-9454 (Spanish); 800-799-4889 (TTY)

    National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline: 866-331-9474, 866-331-8453 (TTY)

    The Trevor Project: 866-488-7386

    If you'd like to share your story or are a mental health professional who would like to be on our show, email us at [email protected]

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    29 min
  • Gaslighting

    In this special episode of Post-Ugly, we face gaslighting head on and reveal the many facets and unknowns. We follow a woman's journey of survival as she describes the rabbit whole that is to be gaslit. Learn how she's climbed out and reconnected with someone unexpectedly close.

    Created and Hosted by Ruth Solorzano

    Music and Sound Production by Hugo Fowler 

    Featuring special guest Dr. Christie Jenkins, PhD, CEO of the Family and Child Abuse Prevention Center and Core Faculty at the School of Counseling at Walden University 

    For more information visit FCAPC.org If you know of a child being abused please report it to your local children's advocacy center or call 1800-4ACHILD

    If you'd like to share with Post-Ugly, email us at [email protected] 

    All information is kept confidential  

    32 min
  • Binge Drinking, Anxiety & The Brain

    In this episode we explore how trauma messes with the mind and how a common coping mechanism can lead to a cycle that feels all too familiar.

    Created and Hosted by Ruth Solorzano

    Music and Sound Production by Hugo Fowler

    Featuring special guest Dr. Christie Jenkins, PhD, CEO of the Family and Child Abuse Prevention Center and Core Faculty at the School of Counseling at Walden University

    For more information visit FCAPC.org

    If you know of a child being abused please report it to your local children's advocacy center or call 1800-4ACHILD

    21 min

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Post-Ugly is a podcast broadcasting voices of survivors who have experienced trauma, and helping people understand the day to day struggle of moving forward and what it takes to overcome the ugly.…